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MAMMALS.
Mammals have fur or hair on their bodies. They drink from their mothers when they are . They are vertebrates. This means they have a . They give birth to live young; they don’t lay eggs. are warm-blooded. They usually have legs, live on land and breathe , but marine mammals live in water (whales images.jpg, ). Others on land and in water (seals, sea lions). Mammals can have sharp claws sharp claws.jpg and sharp , long or short tail. They can have spotted or striped fur and can come in different colours.

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They have got a skeleton and they also warm-blooded. They’ve feathers feathers.jpg and wings wings.jpg, so they can usually , but a very few of them can’t, for example and ostriches ostriches.jpg. They haven’t got teeth or a , but they’ve got a beak beak.jpg. They eggs and they often nests nests.jpg. They usually live land or near water. They insects, small rodent, or fish. catch preys with claws. Examples of birds are: doves, eagles, owl, orchids and penguins.

AMPHIBIANS.
They are but they are cold-blooded. They soft, smooth and moist skin. They can live water, near water or land. They lay eggs in water and the young through gills gills.jpg. As they grow they have a metamorphosis (their body shape changes) and they can breathe lungs. Amphibians carnivores, they eat each other and other small insects. Sometimes they eat small rodents like . Examples of amphibians are: , toads toads.jpg and salamanders.

REPTILES.
They are vertebrates and -blooded. They breathe through and lay eggs. If they don’t have legs they usually creep (), and if they have short legs and a tail they can crawl (). They hard and dry skin or and usually live hot countries. Some very dangerous because they produce venom. They live on land or in water. They can be or herbivores. Examples of reptiles are: snakes, chameleons, crocodiles, turtles and lizards.

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Insects are everywhere. They invertebrates because they got a backbone. They have a rigid skin called exoskeleton. They usually have six and antennas. With antennas they detect smells, vibrations and sounds. The majority have and can fly. They usually eggs and undergo different stages of . Some can sting humans but some others are very useful because they pollinate . Examples of insects are: flies flies.jpg, ants ants.jpg, bees bees.jpg, and ladybirds ladybirds.jpg.

FISH.
They are vertebrates and they are also cold-. They live in and live on land. They don’t give to live young: they lay eggs. Their skin is usually slimy, it can be hard or covered in scales. They through gills and they have fins fins.jpg. They can other fishes, insects, algae and slime. Some colourful and odd-shaped, some others are because they can produce venom. Examples of fish are: , sharks, trout, and lionfish lionfish.jpg.